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I'm Thinking of Ending Things
by Iain Reid • 2016
A woman's doubts explode into horror when a visit to her boyfriend's family farm turns surreal.
3.50
206k+
I'm Thinking of Ending Things Summary
I'm Thinking of Ending Things 92%
A woman's doubts explode into horror when a visit to her boyfriend's family farm turns surreal.
by Iain Reid 2016
3.50
206k+ ratings
How to Survive a Horror Story
by Mallory Arnold • 2025
A deadly will traps writers in a hungry manor: confess your sins or become its next meal.
3.62
13k+
How to Survive a Horror Story Summary
How to Survive a Horror Story 91%
A deadly will traps writers in a hungry manor: confess your sins or become its next meal.
by Mallory Arnold 2025
3.62
13k+ ratings
Horror Movie
by Paul Tremblay • 2024
The mask from a cursed horror film never came off. Three decades later, they're filming again.
3.25
52k+
Horror Movie Summary
Horror Movie 91%
The mask from a cursed horror film never came off. Three decades later, they're filming again.
by Paul Tremblay 2024
3.25
52k+ ratings
What the Hell Did I Just Read
by David Wong • 2017
Three screw-ups hunt a missing girl in a town where memory itself has been corrupted.
4.18
18k+
What the Hell Did I Just Read Summary
What the Hell Did I Just Read 91%
Three screw-ups hunt a missing girl in a town where memory itself has been corrupted.
by David Wong 2017
4.18
18k+ ratings
Kill Creek
by Scott Thomas • 2017
Four horror writers spend Halloween night in a haunted house that feeds on their darkest secrets.
3.75
24k+
Kill Creek Summary
Kill Creek 90%
Four horror writers spend Halloween night in a haunted house that feeds on their darkest secrets.
by Scott Thomas 2017
3.75
24k+ ratings
Cyclonopedia
by Reza Negarestani • 2008
Beneath her hotel bed: a manuscript revealing the Middle East is alive, oil its demonic pulse.
3.86
1k+
Cyclonopedia Summary
Cyclonopedia 90%
Beneath her hotel bed: a manuscript revealing the Middle East is alive, oil its demonic pulse.
by Reza Negarestani 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
Bury Your Gays
by Chuck Tingle • 2024
When a screenwriter won't kill his queer leads, the studio's AI sends his own monsters after him.
4.04
31k+
Bury Your Gays Summary
Bury Your Gays 90%
When a screenwriter won't kill his queer leads, the studio's AI sends his own monsters after him.
by Chuck Tingle 2024
4.04
31k+ ratings
Rest Stop
by Nat Cassidy • 2024
A Jewish bassist locked in a gas station bathroom faces a googly-eyed killer's sadistic games.
3.62
9k+
Rest Stop Summary
Rest Stop 90%
A Jewish bassist locked in a gas station bathroom faces a googly-eyed killer's sadistic games.
by Nat Cassidy 2024
3.62
9k+ ratings
Experimental Film
by Gemma Files • 2015
Her search for a lost silent film awakens a Slavic demon hungry for her autistic son.
3.52
4k+
Experimental Film Summary
Experimental Film 90%
Her search for a lost silent film awakens a Slavic demon hungry for her autistic son.
by Gemma Files 2015
3.52
4k+ ratings
Aliss
by Patrick Senécal • 2000
She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.
4.33
11k+
Aliss Summary
Aliss 90%
She flees the suburbs and tumbles into a Montreal underworld ruled by a Red Queen.
by Patrick Senécal 2000
4.33
11k+ ratings
A Short Stay in Hell
by Steven L. Peck • 2011
After death, a man faces an infinite library. To escape Hell, he must find the book of his life.
4.15
70k+
A Short Stay in Hell Summary
A Short Stay in Hell 90%
After death, a man faces an infinite library. To escape Hell, he must find the book of his life.
by Steven L. Peck 2011
4.15
70k+ ratings
Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep
by Paul Tremblay • 2026
Her mother's tech firm pays her to remotely pilot a dead man's body across America.
3.56
893
Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep Summary
Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep 90%
Her mother's tech firm pays her to remotely pilot a dead man's body across America.
by Paul Tremblay 2026
3.56
893 ratings
Gloria
by Bentley Little • 2021
Her mother returns from the dead, unchanged since the 80s, but only Gloria recognizes her.
3.59
523
Gloria Summary
Gloria 90%
Her mother returns from the dead, unchanged since the 80s, but only Gloria recognizes her.
by Bentley Little 2021
3.59
523 ratings
There Is No Antimemetics Division
by qntm • 2020
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
4.10
29k+
There Is No Antimemetics Division Summary
There Is No Antimemetics Division 90%
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
by qntm 2020
4.10
29k+ ratings
Sour Candy
by Kealan Patrick Burke • 2015
He never wanted children. A boy gave him sour candy; now the world calls him Dad.
3.59
26k+
Sour Candy Summary
Sour Candy 89%
He never wanted children. A boy gave him sour candy; now the world calls him Dad.
by Kealan Patrick Burke 2015
3.59
26k+ ratings
Phyl-Undhu
by Nick Land • 2014
A daughter's game is a doorway to cosmic extinction. Her parents enter to bring her back.
3.56
284
Phyl-Undhu Summary
Phyl-Undhu 89%
A daughter's game is a doorway to cosmic extinction. Her parents enter to bring her back.
by Nick Land 2014
3.56
284 ratings
The Library at Mount Char
by Scott Hawkins • 2015
Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.
4.06
82k+
The Library at Mount Char Summary
The Library at Mount Char 89%
Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.
by Scott Hawkins 2015
4.06
82k+ ratings
This Book Is Full of Spiders
by David Wong • 2012
A slacker sees invisible spiders infect his neighbors, then the military quarantines the town.
4.26
35k+
This Book Is Full of Spiders Summary
This Book Is Full of Spiders 89%
A slacker sees invisible spiders infect his neighbors, then the military quarantines the town.
by David Wong 2012
4.26
35k+ ratings
The Last Days of Jack Sparks
by Jason Arnopp • 2016
An arrogant journalist mocks an exorcism. That night, a ghost appears on his YouTube channel.
3.83
14k+
The Last Days of Jack Sparks Summary
The Last Days of Jack Sparks 89%
An arrogant journalist mocks an exorcism. That night, a ghost appears on his YouTube channel.
by Jason Arnopp 2016
3.83
14k+ ratings
The Children
by Melissa Albert • 2026
Raised inside their mother's fantasy novels, two siblings inherit her haunting and her hunger.
3.54
7k+
The Children Summary
The Children 89%
Raised inside their mother's fantasy novels, two siblings inherit her haunting and her hunger.
by Melissa Albert 2026
3.54
7k+ ratings
The End of Mr. Y
by Scarlett Thomas • 2006
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
3.77
19k+
The End of Mr. Y Summary
The End of Mr. Y 89%
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
by Scarlett Thomas 2006
3.77
19k+ ratings
I Am Behind You
by John Ajvide Lindqvist • 2014
Campers wake to a world erased: no sun, no roads, only grass stretching forever.
3.36
5k+
I Am Behind You Summary
I Am Behind You 89%
Campers wake to a world erased: no sun, no roads, only grass stretching forever.
by John Ajvide Lindqvist 2014
3.36
5k+ ratings
A Cosmology of Monsters
by Shaun Hamill • 2019
The monster at his window becomes his friend, his love, and the family's undoing.
3.73
11k+
A Cosmology of Monsters Summary
A Cosmology of Monsters 89%
The monster at his window becomes his friend, his love, and the family's undoing.
by Shaun Hamill 2019
3.73
11k+ ratings
Night Film
by Marisha Pessl • 2013
A cult director's daughter dies, a ruined reporter digs, and the horror films start coming true.
3.78
96k+
Night Film Summary
Night Film 89%
A cult director's daughter dies, a ruined reporter digs, and the horror films start coming true.
by Marisha Pessl 2013
3.78
96k+ ratings
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski • 2000
A photojournalist's home defies physics: inside, an impossible dark labyrinth grows and shifts.
4.09
204k+
House of Leaves Summary
House of Leaves 89%
A photojournalist's home defies physics: inside, an impossible dark labyrinth grows and shifts.
by Mark Z. Danielewski 2000
4.09
204k+ ratings
John Dies at the End
by David Wong • 2007
A black-market drug opens two friends' eyes to the cosmic horrors infesting their small town.
3.86
85k+
John Dies at the End Summary
John Dies at the End 89%
A black-market drug opens two friends' eyes to the cosmic horrors infesting their small town.
by David Wong 2007
3.86
85k+ ratings
Song of Susannah
by Stephen King • 2004
Trapped inside her own body, Susannah fights a possessing spirit racing toward a monstrous birth.
4.00
177k+
Song of Susannah Summary
Song of Susannah 89%
Trapped inside her own body, Susannah fights a possessing spirit racing toward a monstrous birth.
by Stephen King 2004
4.00
177k+ ratings
The Drowning Girl
by Caitlín R. Kiernan • 2012
A schizophrenic painter and her girlfriend shelter a roadside ghost who sings them toward drowning.
3.70
6k+
The Drowning Girl Summary
The Drowning Girl 89%
A schizophrenic painter and her girlfriend shelter a roadside ghost who sings them toward drowning.
by Caitlín R. Kiernan 2012
3.70
6k+ ratings
Slashtag
by Jon Cohn • 2023
Disgraced influencer joins a haunted hotel show to save her sister, but the horror isn't staged.
4.26
1k+
Slashtag Summary
Slashtag 89%
Disgraced influencer joins a haunted hotel show to save her sister, but the horror isn't staged.
by Jon Cohn 2023
4.26
1k+ ratings
When the Wolf Comes Home
by Nat Cassidy • 2025
A waitress takes in a boy whose terror becomes real. A wolf is already at the door.
4.06
37k+
When the Wolf Comes Home Summary
When the Wolf Comes Home 89%
A waitress takes in a boy whose terror becomes real. A wolf is already at the door.
by Nat Cassidy 2025
4.06
37k+ ratings
Come Knocking
by Mike Bockoven • 2025
An immersive theater show about hell becomes a massacre when online trolls infiltrate the audience.
3.76
975
Come Knocking Summary
Come Knocking 89%
An immersive theater show about hell becomes a massacre when online trolls infiltrate the audience.
by Mike Bockoven 2025
3.76
975 ratings
Lucky Day
by Chuck Tingle • 2025
On the day probability collapsed, fish rained from the sky. The cosmic wound never healed.
3.80
13k+
Lucky Day Summary
Lucky Day 89%
On the day probability collapsed, fish rained from the sky. The cosmic wound never healed.
by Chuck Tingle 2025
3.80
13k+ ratings
13 Months Haunted
by Jimmy Juliano • 2025
A small-town librarian opens a bullied student's lethal file and must never be alone.
3.63
3k+
13 Months Haunted Summary
13 Months Haunted 89%
A small-town librarian opens a bullied student's lethal file and must never be alone.
by Jimmy Juliano 2025
3.63
3k+ ratings
From the Godless Abyss
by Abe Moss • 2022
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
4.54
224
From the Godless Abyss Summary
From the Godless Abyss 89%
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.54
224 ratings
Rouge
by Mona Awad • 2023
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
3.53
51k+
Rouge Summary
Rouge 89%
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
by Mona Awad 2023
3.53
51k+ ratings
Absolution
by Jeff Vandermeer • 2024
On a forgotten coast, scientists discover the ecosystem they came to catalog is cataloging them.
3.57
13k+
Absolution Summary
Absolution 89%
On a forgotten coast, scientists discover the ecosystem they came to catalog is cataloging them.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2024
3.57
13k+ ratings
The Hive
by Ronald Malfi • 2026
A suburb builds a machine it cannot explain, and one boy's mind is the final part.
3.72
538
The Hive Summary
The Hive 89%
A suburb builds a machine it cannot explain, and one boy's mind is the final part.
by Ronald Malfi 2026
3.72
538 ratings
Dragon Tears
by Dean Koontz • 1993
A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.
3.78
24k+
Dragon Tears Summary
Dragon Tears 89%
A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.
by Dean Koontz 1993
3.78
24k+ ratings
William
by Mason Coile • 2024
An agoraphobic man's AI traps his pregnant wife in a house that kills on Halloween.
3.48
18k+
William Summary
William 89%
An agoraphobic man's AI traps his pregnant wife in a house that kills on Halloween.
by Mason Coile 2024
3.48
18k+ ratings
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
by Anne de Marcken • 2024
An undead woman keeps a crow inside her chest, forgetting everything but who she loved.
3.61
20k+
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over Summary
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over 89%
An undead woman keeps a crow inside her chest, forgetting everything but who she loved.
by Anne de Marcken 2024
3.61
20k+ ratings
Welcome to Night Vale
by Joseph Fink • 2015
A pawnbroker frozen at nineteen receives a slip of paper she cannot destroy, forget, or escape.
3.82
44k+
Welcome to Night Vale Summary
Welcome to Night Vale 89%
A pawnbroker frozen at nineteen receives a slip of paper she cannot destroy, forget, or escape.
by Joseph Fink 2015
3.82
44k+ ratings
Lapvona
by Ottessa Moshfegh • 2022
After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.
3.54
104k+
Lapvona Summary
Lapvona 89%
After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2022
3.54
104k+ ratings
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
by Stephen Graham Jones • 2021
A horror-obsessed teen outcast sees a slasher cycle devour her Idaho town while adults look away.
3.50
54k+
My Heart Is a Chainsaw Summary
My Heart Is a Chainsaw 89%
A horror-obsessed teen outcast sees a slasher cycle devour her Idaho town while adults look away.
by Stephen Graham Jones 2021
3.50
54k+ ratings
Nostalgia
by Mircea Cărtărescu • 1989
A gambler defies death, a lover unravels, and a child's dream reveals hidden worlds in Bucharest.
4.20
5k+
Nostalgia Summary
Nostalgia 88%
A gambler defies death, a lover unravels, and a child's dream reveals hidden worlds in Bucharest.
by Mircea Cărtărescu 1989
4.20
5k+ ratings
Cul-de-sac Carnage
by James A. Hunter • 2025
A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.
4.45
2k+
Cul-de-sac Carnage Summary
Cul-de-sac Carnage 88%
A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.
by James A. Hunter 2025
4.45
2k+ ratings
Last to Leave the Room
by Caitlin Starling • 2023
A physicist under a sinking city discovers an impossible door in her basement. It opens.
3.52
3k+
Last to Leave the Room Summary
Last to Leave the Room 88%
A physicist under a sinking city discovers an impossible door in her basement. It opens.
by Caitlin Starling 2023
3.52
3k+ ratings
Lullaby
by Chuck Palahniuk • 2002
A lethal lullaby lets a reporter kill with a thought. He hunts every copy with a witch.
3.74
104k+
Lullaby Summary
Lullaby 88%
A lethal lullaby lets a reporter kill with a thought. He hunts every copy with a witch.
by Chuck Palahniuk 2002
3.74
104k+ ratings
Nestlings
by Nat Cassidy • 2023
A paraplegic mother wins a luxury apartment in a building that feeds on families like hers.
3.78
28k+
Nestlings Summary
Nestlings 88%
A paraplegic mother wins a luxury apartment in a building that feeds on families like hers.
by Nat Cassidy 2023
3.78
28k+ ratings
At Dark, I Become Loathsome
by Eric LaRocca • 2025
After his son vanished, he started burying strangers alive. His last client knows what happened.
3.20
5k+
At Dark, I Become Loathsome Summary
At Dark, I Become Loathsome 88%
After his son vanished, he started burying strangers alive. His last client knows what happened.
by Eric LaRocca 2025
3.20
5k+ ratings
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
by Clay McLeod Chapman • 2025
A liberal New Yorker races south as a viral possession consumes his parents through their screens.
3.27
15k+
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes Summary
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes 88%
A liberal New Yorker races south as a viral possession consumes his parents through their screens.
by Clay McLeod Chapman 2025
3.27
15k+ ratings
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